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Zakroff, Casey

Whales: Diving into the Unknown

128 pp. | Roaring Brook/First Second | October, 2021 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-22839-0 $19.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-250-22838-3 $12.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-250-86104-7 $9.99
(3) 4-6 Science Comics series. Illustrated by Pat Lewis. When beaked whale Zip is tagged with an underwater microphone by "aliens" (i.e., human scientists), he decides to travel the ocean and interview different whale species. Brisk text is packed with facts about whale biology and behavior and climate change. Sly humor balances serious observations about ecological damage and the interconnected nature of life on Earth. Digital comic-panel illustrations employ simple line work with a mostly blue-green palette (shifting to eerie photo-negative colors for human encounters). Whale and "Human Impact" glossaries and suggestions for further reading are appended.
Reviewer: Russell Perry

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